LEBANON, Maine — A man was pulled to safety by his wife early Thursday morning from one of two vehicles on fire at 35 Tobacco Street.

The Lebanon Rescue Department and Lebanon Fire Department were dispatched to the area of South Lebanon for reports of a single vehicle fire at 4:28 a.m. Thursday. The initial report indicated the fire might have spread to a home. A first-alarm was struck to bring in additional resources, according to press release from the Lebanon Rescue Department.

When emergency crews arrived on scene, about 17 minutes after the initial call, they found an SUV and a sedan on fire. The fire was knocked down in nine minutes. Rescue crews were advised a male had been pulled from one of the vehicles with no life threatening injuries.

The man had apparently been sleeping in a 2002 Chevrolet Blazer when the fire started and his wife pulled him from the vehicle. He was initially not responsive when pulled from the vehicle, officials said. The man suffered smoke inhalation but declined medical transport to a hospital. He told emergency responders the car was not running at the time of the incident.

Lebanon and Rochester, N.H., fire crews worked to quickly extinguish the vehicles. The York County Sheriff's Department, Maine State Police and Office of the Maine State Fire Marshal also responded to the incident. Emergency crews were on scene until about 6:30 a.m.